19th UIA ASSOCIATE MEMBERS' ANNUAL MEETING
Union of International Associations
40, rue Washington, 1050 Brussels- Phone (32 2) 640 18 08. Fax (32 2) 643 61 99 - E-mail : am@uia.be
PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME
Brussels, 4 - 5 October 1999.
Monday, 4 October 1999 - DAY 1
09.00 - 10.00 Registration
10.00 - 13.00 Optional session n° 1 Training Session on UIA CD-ROM
13.30 Registration
15.00 Welcome by Ambassador Jacques Raeymaeckers, Secretary General of UIA
15.30 Developments in UIA Information Services
by Tony Judge, Assistant Secretary General UIA and Joel Fischer, Electronic
Research and Development, UIA
16.00 - 18.30 The use of the WEBSITE before, during and after a meeting
by John Burt, Manager Corporate Events,
Swift - Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication
and by Joel Fischer, Electronic Research and Development UIA.Examples of the use made by other international associations for their meetings will also be demonstrated
18.30 Get-together Cocktail reception
Tuesday, 5 October 1999 - DAY 2
08.00 - 09.00 Optional session n° 2 (Café-Croissants)
Where is the industry with Internet
by Joel Fischer, Electronic Research and Development, UIA09.00 - 12.00 International Associations' Meetings :
Views on how international associations (INGOs) are adapting their meetings to new challenges :International Union of Public Transport - UITP
by Helga Severyns, Senior DirectorInternational Bureau for Epilepsy - IBE
by Richard Holmes, (Ireland) PresidentInternational Union of Crystallography - IUCr
by Dr. Chris. J Gilmore, (UK) University of Glasgow12.00 - 13.30 Lunch
13.30 - 16.30 The Art of Change : effortlessness is the key
by Tim Casswell, Creative Connection UK.
During this 3 hour seminar, participants would be able to contribute and begin to think about their own situation.16.30 - 17.00 Socio-economic situation of international associations based in Belgium
Results of the 1999 FAIB survey, by Ghislaine de Coninck, Congress Department UIA, Secretary general FAIB - Federation of International Associations based in Belgium.
17.00 Evaluation
Conclusions / Closing remarks
17.30 End of meeting